Were You There? (Easter)

The first Negro Spiritual to be included in the modern Episcopal Hymnal. Originating in the 19th century and first published in the William Eleazar Barton's "Old Plantation Hymns," 1899. The original lines dealt only with the crucifixion, reference to the resurrection being added later.

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The first Negro Spiritual to be included in the modern Episcopal Hymnal. Originating in the 19th century and first published in the William Eleazar Barton's "Old Plantation Hymns," 1899. The original lines dealt only with the crucifixion, reference to the resurrection being added later.